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62. Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense Formation (English)
This lesson
includes information on:
- Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense
Formation of Regular Verbs
- Related Vocabulary
1. Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense Formation of
Regular Verbs
The
Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense is used to express:
·
Uncertainty. For example, Dudó que hubiéramos terminado el trabajo. (She/He doubted that we had finished
the work.)
·
Feelings. For example, Me alegré que te hubieras graduado. (I was happy that you had graduated.)
In Spanish
as in English we have the pluperfect subjunctive tense. The pluperfect subjunctive is formed with two
clauses:
·
the
main clause;
·
the
dependent clause
Generally these clauses are united with the conjunction que. For example, Esperé que hubieras practicado el piano. (I hoped that you had practiced the piano.)
The two
subjects of the same sentence should be different.
·
The
main clause should be conjugated in the indicative form: a past tense.
·
The
dependent clause should be conjugated in the subjunctive form: pluperfect
subjunctive.
The
formation of the pluperfect subjunctive tense requires the past subjunctive
tense of the verb haber + the
past participle. The formation of
the past tense of haber is:
|
Spanish |
Spanish |
English |
|
Subject |
Infinitive: Haber |
To Have |
|
Yo |
Hubiera |
I had |
|
Tú |
Hubieras |
You had |
|
Usted/él/ella |
Hubiera |
You
(formal)/He/She had |
|
Nosotros |
Hubiéramos |
We had |
|
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas |
Hubieran |
You
(plural) had/They had |
For example:
|
Spanish |
Spanish |
English |
|
Subject |
Infinitive: Hablar |
To Speak |
|
Yo |
Hubiera hablado |
I had
spoken |
|
Tú |
Hubieras hablado |
You had
spoken |
|
Usted/él/ella |
Hubiera hablado |
You
(formal)/He/She had spoken |
|
Nosotros |
Hubiéramos hablado |
We had
spoken |
|
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas |
Hubieran hablado |
You
(plural)/They had spoken |
|
Spanish |
Spanish |
English |
|
Subject |
Infinitive: Comer |
To Eat |
|
Yo |
Hubiera comido |
I had
eaten |
|
Tú |
Hubieras comido |
You had
eaten |
|
Usted/él/ella |
Hubiera comido |
You
(formal)/He/She had eaten |
|
Nosotros |
Hubiéramos comido |
We had
eaten |
|
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas |
Hubieran comido |
You
(plural)/They had eaten |
|
Spanish |
Spanish |
English |
|
Subject |
Infinitive: Vivir |
To Live |
|
Yo |
Hubiera vivido |
I had
lived |
|
Tú |
Hubieras vivido |
You had
lived |
|
Usted/él/ella |
Hubiera vivido |
You
(formal)/He/She had lived |
|
Nosotros |
Hubiéramos vivido |
We had
lived |
|
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas |
Hubieran vivido |
You
(plural)/They had lived |
2.
Related Vocabulary
|
Spanish |
English |
|
El tulipán |
Tulip |
|
El tallo |
Stem |
|
El pensamiento |
Pansy |
|
La azucena |
Lilly |
|
El crisantemo |
Chrysanthemum |
|
La margarita |
Daisy |
|
El clavelón |
Marigold |
|
La petunia |
Petunia |
|
El narciso |
Daffodil |
|
El bulbo |
Bulb |
|
El azafrán croco |
Crocus |
|
El jacinto |
Hyacinth |
|
El lirio |
Iris |
|
La orquídea |
Orchid |
|
El pompón |
Zinnia |
|
La gardenia |
Gardenia |
|
La pascua |
Poinsettia |
|
La violeta |
Violet |
|
El botón de oro |
Buttercup |
|
La rosa |
Rose |
|
El botón |
Bud |
|
El pétalo |
Petal |
|
La espina |
Thorn |
|
La girasol |
Sunflower |
|
La caña de azúcar |
Sugarcane |
|
El arroz |
Rice |
|
El trigo |
Wheat |
|
La avena |
Oats |
|
El maíz |
Corn |
|
La secoya |
Redwood |
|
La palmera |
Palm |
|
El roble |
Oak |
|
La ramita |
Twig |
|
La magnolia |
Magnolia |
|
El álamo |
Poplar |
|
La bellota |
Acorn |
|
El pino |
Pine |
|
El sauce |
|
|
El abedul |
Birch |
|
El eucalipto |
Eucalyptus |
|
El cornejo |
Dogwood |
|
El olmo |
Elm |
|
El acebo |
Holly |
|
El arce |
Maple |
|
La aguja |
Needle
(of tree or for sewing) |
|
El cono |
Cone |
|
El árbol |
Tree |
|
La rama |
Branch |
|
El corcho |
Bark |
|
El tronco |
Trunk |
|
La raíz |
Root |
|
La hoja |
Leaf |
|
La planta casera |
House
plant |
|
El cactus |
Cactus |
|
Los arbustos |
Bushes |
|
Hiedra venenosa |
Poison
ivy |
|
La enredadera |
Vine |
|
El roble venenoso |
Poison
Oak |